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dragon-with-a-flowercrown:ucresearch: The Augmented Reality Sandbox The Augmented Reality Sandbox (orginally developed by researchers at UC Davis) lets users sculpt mountains, canyons and rivers, then fill them with water or even create erupting
jenniferrpovey: cygnu-s: Women of National Geographic Jane Goodall - studied chimpanzees and has created community-centered conservation programs that not only protect chimpanzees of Gombe National Park in Tanzania, but also take into account the needs
ikenbot: Logarithmic Spirals Image Credit: M101 - NASA, ESA, CFHT, NOAO; Typhoon Rammasun - MODIS, NASA Comparison: Lawrence Anderson-Huang (Ritter Astrophysical Obs., Univ. Toledo) Uncomfortably close Typhoon Rammasun (right) and 25 million light-year
meatsingularity: psychetronictonic: cnet: Compensating: Loudest howler monkeys have the tiniest balls The male howler monkeys with the biggest vocal organs have the smallest testicles and lowest sperm count, new research has found. It looks like
who-let-the-daleks-out: thenerdgirlcometh: I actually believe artists and scientists think very similarly. Complex, abstract thought? They both have that down. It’s all about where that thinking takes you after that. Words cannot describe how much
jtotheizzoe: Humans fire laser to sky, sky laughs, responds with lightning (They were actually firing a kind of “guide star” that is used to target and correct ground-based telescopes when this shot happened. Nature is still not impressed) (via Short
With millions of helpers (and 贄M), SETI 'still hasn't found ET'— here's why
herdirtylittleheart: At this wild and completely Scientific event we had clipboards with data sheets placed strategically throughout the space for recording Extremely Scientific Observations during the festivities. No less than 6 of those entries were
nobodyontheice: peach94: COOL DATE IDEA: take a really long nap with me Scientifically and psychologically speaking, long periods of physical contact or just closeness stimulate chemicals in the brain that promote trust. If you’ve ever slept while
jbeshir: evolution-is-just-a-theorem: jamesspidercat: castielsroosterteethwingman: x What an absolute unit. This means that we’re almost out of time for human history to contain “that time someone stole the unit of mass, and we had to catch
Cover by Ron Turner and Reginald Heade’s for One Against Tomorrow by Hank Janson, 1956.
optimisticallychallenged: beerjedi: I cuss like a sailor (and drink like a fish) Well….another reason I must swear so much lol
discoverynews: discoverynews: ‘Goosinator’ Robot Scares Away Pooping Geese: “Canada geese are lingering in parks around the country, and anyone wanting to take a stroll there gets a nasty surprise. Meet the Goosinator, a bright orange robot being
stellar-indulgence: Horsehead, Coal Star, Flame and Background emission nebulae in Orion
scienceyoucanlove: Yes, worms really do live in glaciers — in fact, this kind (ice worms) can’t live off of them!! Their scientific name is Mesenchytraeus solifugus (Emery, 1898). They are about 1 cm (¼") long, and about 1 mm (1/32")
jtotheizzoe: Opening The IRIS NASA’s IRIS satellite, a new project to observe a layer of the sun called the solar interface, has returned its first images of this special part of our dynamic star. IRIS was launched in late June, and opened its “eye"
staceythinx: Photos of Alitta virens by Alexander Semenov. Don’t let the pretty colors fool you, these sandworms are plenty scary. They can get quite big (sometimes exceeding four feet) and they occasionally bite humans. They just might be the nastiest
christinetheastrophysicist: Perseid Fireballs New research from NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office identifies the Perseids as the “fireball champion" of annual meteor showers. This year’s Perseid display peaks on August 12th and 13th.
christinetheastrophysicist: People think they know darkness, and that they experience darkness everyday, but they don’t, really. Across the United States, natural darkness is an endangered resource. East of the Mississippi, it is already extinct;
brilliantbotany: Crocuses are in the same family as irises, Iridaceae. They were first cultivated in Crete and were later brought to the Netherlands. They have been selectively bred for looks as far back as the 1600’s. [x]
scienceyoucanlove: Ball Lightning Mystery Solved? Electrical Phenomenon Created in Lab Brazilian scientists may have solved a shocking scientific mystery by creating ball lightning in the lab. Physicist Antonio Pavão and doctoral student Gerson Paiva
medicalschool: Dr Henry Brem, Director of Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins, discusses the unique spirit of the team’s clinical and research approach to diagnosing, treating & caring for patients with spine problems, brain tumors, pediatric neurosurgery
homo-medicus: Bypass for Complex Basilar Aneurysms This video is a case illustration of V3 to P2 bypass with radial artery interposition graft and terminal BA occlusion. This video has been taken from Flow Diversion Radial Artery Bypass Graft Coupled
jtotheizzoe: Mashable put together a nice infographic summary of NASA’s planned missions through 2030. As anyone who has followed space history will tell you, planned and launched are two different things. Until the rocket boosters ignite, the will
mothernaturenetwork: NASA digs through hundreds of asteroid exploration ideasThe space agency will review the submissions over the course of August and plans to discuss the most promising ideas in a public workshop in September.
freakishlybeautifulspace: The Elephant’s Trunk in IC 1396 — It is over 20 light-years long, contains the raw material for star formation, and is hiding protostars within the obscuring cosmic dust
sagansense: PBS News Hour: New Discoveries From NASA’s ‘Curiosity’ Rover’s Mars Mission A wonderful piece by PBS News Hour on NASA, Curiosity, Mars, the 2020 mission and most intriguing, JPL’s Adam Steltzner on the intricacies of the MSL mission/EDL
molecularlifesciences: natureofnature: Drosophila melanogaster Testis and Sperm Sexy
themineralogist: Balls of acicular blue-green Rosasite and clear Calcite crystals on a matrix by Kiyoshi Kiikuni
mapsontheweb: AIDS, Tb, and Malaria in Africa
mothernaturenetwork: 11 animals more likely to kill you than sharksIf the mere thought of sharks sends chills down your spine, consider the damage that a swarm of ants could inflict. And even cows have been known to be deadly.
a-dinosaur-a-day: Atlasaurus(AT-la-SORE-us) where: Woodlands of Africa when: Middle Jurassic Period, about 165 million years ago who: Discovered by paleontologists Michel Monbaron, Dale Russell, and Philippe Taquet what: The Atlasaurus is named after
a-dinosaur-a-day: Gorgosaurus (GORE-go-SORE-us) where: Floodplains of North America when: Late Cretaceous Period, about 75 million years ago who: First described by Canadian geologist and paleontologist Lawrence Lambe what: The Gorgosaurus is a large
a-dinosaur-a-day: Ceratosaurus(ser-AT-oh-SORE-us) where: Swamps of Southern North America when: Late Jurassic Period, about 150 to 145 million years ago who: First described by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1884 and then re-described by Charles W. Gilmore
a-dinosaur-a-day: Barosaurus(BAH-roe-SORE-us) where: Plains of North America when: Late Jurassic, about 155 to 145 million years ago who: Excavated, named, and described by Othniel Charles Marsh what: The Barosaurus is a large herbivorous sauropod. It
a-dinosaur-a-day: Lesothosaurus(leh-SO-tho-SORE-us) where: Woodlands of Africa when: Early Jurassic, about 200 to 190 million years ago who: Named by British paleontologist Peter Galton in 1978 what: At about 3 feet long and only 10 or 20 pounds, the
a-dinosaur-a-day: Kentrosaurus (ken-tro-SORE-us) where: Forests of East Africa when: Late Jurassic Period, about 155 to 150 million years ago who: Described in 1915 by German paleontologist Edwin Hennig what: About 16 feet long and two tons in weight,
a-dinosaur-a-day: Carnotaurus(CAR-no-TORE-us) where: Plains of South America when: Late Cretaceous Period, about 70 million years ago who: Named and described by Argentinian paleontologist Josè Bonaparte what: The Carnotaurus is a large carnivorous
a-dinosaur-a-day: Eoraptor(EE-oh-rap-tore) where: Forests of South America when: Middle Triassic period, about 230 to 225 million years ago who: Described and named in 1993 by a group of paleontologists that consisted of Paul C. Sereno, Catherine A.
frontal-cortex: Actin microfilaments in epidermal cells of an Arabidopsis leaf revealed by labelling with a fluorescently-tagged actin-binding protein. The image is a composite of 31 optical sections taken with a Zeiss confocal microscope and encompasses
knowledgethroughscience: Fire tornadoes (also called fire whirls, firenados, fire devils) are rare weather events that occur when a unique set of conditions come together. They can come in different sizes and intensities. Most commonly, fire whirls
neuromorphogenesis: Stray prenatal gene network suspected in schizophrenia Researchers have reverse-engineered the outlines of a disrupted prenatal gene network in schizophrenia, by tracing spontaneous mutations to where and when they likely cause damage
ucsdhealthsciences: Healthy brains require a balance of two energy sources – ATP and GTP – regulated by the gene AMPD2. A mutation in the gene can result in pontocerebellar hyplasia, a neurodegenerative disease afflicting children. Illustration courtesy
neurosciencestuff: Study finds night owls more likely to be psychopaths People who stay up late at night are more likely to display anti-social personality traits such as narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathic tendencies, according to a study
knowledgethroughscience: Baby owls have sleep patterns similar to baby humans, and their sleep changes in the same way when growing up - the older they get, the less time they spend in REM sleep. This is what a team from the Max Planck Institute for
wildcat2030: Woolly mammoth DNA may lead to a resurrection of the ancient beast Technical and ethical challenges abound after first hurdle of taking cells from millennia-old bodies is cleared The pioneering scientist who created Dolly the sheep has
fuckyeahfluiddynamics: Droplets of silicone oil bounce on a pool of the same thanks to the vibration provided by a loudspeaker. Each droplet’s bounce causes ripples in the pool and the interference between these ripples fixes the droplets in lockstep
jtotheizzoe: Behold the malicious mouthparts of mosquitos, probing for a bloody slurp within the skin of a mouse. I had always imagined they would be more like a syringe needle, sharp and rigid instead of a creeping straw of fear tipped in tentacle-like
dendroica: New proto-mammal fossil sheds light on evolution of earliest mammals A newly discovered fossil reveals the evolutionary adaptations of a 165-million-year-old proto-mammal, providing evidence that traits such as hair and fur originated well
we-are-star-stuff: Starved polar bear perished due to record sea-ice melt, says expert A starved polar bear found found dead in Svalbard as “little more than skin and bones” perished due to a lack of sea ice on which to hunt seals, according to
ekinomics: Dark matter In astronomy and cosmology, dark matter is a type of matter hypothesized to account for a large part of the total mass in the universe. Dark matter cannot be seen directly with telescopes; evidently it neither emits nor
discoverynews: NASA Probe to Solve Mars Atmosphere Mystery The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission, nicknamed MAVEN, is designed to provide some answers as to why Mars’ atmosphere was stripped into space. From its orbital perch around Mars,
radiopaedia: Mirror hand (ulnar dimelia) in a toddler. Needless to say this is a very rare congenital abnormality. View full case with CT and MRI here: http://goo.gl/7lmYZt via our Instagram - Dr FRANK Gaillard, Dr Andrew DIXON, Dr Jeremy JONES, Dr HANI
jtotheizzoe: Drop it, Shake It A tiny droplet is vibrated under a microscope to study the oscillations and harmonic patterns that result in wobbling water. This research has implications ranging from the resolution of inkjet printers to microfluidic
mucholderthen: Gary Carlson Medical and Biological Illustration[website] OSTEOCLAST ACTIVITY Osteoclasts remove excess bone by etching away at the bone surface. When they become overactive, osteoporosis may occur. [source] ADIPOGENESISAdipocytes,
spaceplasma: Astronomers celebrate ‘celestial pollution’ from Perseid Meteor Shower “Celestial Pollution” from meteors like this weekend’s Perseid Meteor Shower sprinkle sodium high up in our atmosphere and give astronomers what they need
clearscience: A circle is intimately related to angles. Everyone knows as you swing from 0 degrees all the way around to 360 degrees, you make a circle. The points on our unit circle figure show angles. Up above we drew bigger and bigger angles moving
mothernaturenetwork: Green Float botanical cityA Japanese technology company designed the Green Float concept to be self-sufficient and carbon-negative, allowing mankind to live harmoniously with nature. Each floating cell district has a radius of .62
distant-traveller: Hubble explores the origins of modern galaxies Astronomers have used observations from Hubble’s CANDELS survey to explore the sizes, shapes, and colours of distant galaxies over the last 80% of the Universe’s history. In the Universe
priceofliberty: New coating turns ordinary glass into super glass A new transparent, bioinspired coating makes ordinary glass tough, self-cleaning and incredibly slippery, a team from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard
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